principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
school building; schoolhouse
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
madder red; dark red; crimson
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
still (continuing); as ever; further
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
(social) position; status
susceptible; vulnerable; prone (to)
to turn against; to become an enemy
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future